Name: Klobuchar Launches Campaign for Governor: 'Minnesota, We’ve Been Through a Lot'
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Description: Klobuchar’s campaign launch comes just weeks after Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz announced he would not be seeking a third term in office.

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"Minnesota, we've been through a lot," Klobuchar said in her <a href="https://x.com/amyklobuchar/status/2016843854054641696?s=20">campaign launch</a> video, citing President Donald Trump's crackdown on illegal immigration, the deaths of two Minnesota residents involving federal agents, the assassination of a state legislative leader, and a deadly school shooting—all within one year.

Klobuchar’s campaign launch comes just weeks after Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz announced he would not be seeking a third term in office. His decision to decline reelection followed widespread criticism of taxpayer-funded child care programs, although the governor has maintained that his administration has investigated, reduced, and prosecuted fraud.

Klobhuchar in her campaign launch video did not mention the Trump administration’s ongoing fraud investigations.

The allegations, among other high-profile crises, have thrust the state into the national spotlight. The Trump administration has publicly criticized local and state leaders for the alleged mismanagement.

“These times call for leaders who can stand up and not be rubber stamps of this administration—but who are also willing to find common ground and fix things in our state," Klobuchar said.

Klobuchar, a former local prosecutor, has positioned herself as a moderate. She sought the Democratic presidential nomination in 2020. When she dropped out of the race, she withdrew her name for consideration as Biden’s vice president, urging him to pick a woman of color instead.

When Biden won the election, Klobuchar was <a href="https://apnews.com/article/klobuchar-minnesota-governor-walz-trump-deec28156a6ed2aca6b12971824d6e3e">widely considered a candidate</a> for a Cabinet post. But the Senate’s 50-50 split meant that there was zero margin for error and Biden couldn’t risk a Democrat seat in the upper chamber.

Klobuchar is currently serving her fourth term in Washington.

The senator won her 2024 reelection bid by nearly 16 percentage points and received 135,000 more votes than Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris, who had chosen Walz as her running mate.

MyPillow founder and Trump ally Mike Lindell, Minnesota House Speaker Lisa Demuth, former state senator and 2022 gubernatorial candidate Scott Jensen, and state Rep. Kristin Robbins are also vying for the GOP nomination.

Klobuchar is the fourth sitting senator to seek a governor’s office. Colorado Democrat Michael Bennet, Tennessee Republican Marsha Blackburn, and Alabama Republican Tommy Tuberville are running for governor in their home states.

The senator is not up for reelection in 2026, so she could remain in the Senate if she fails to secure the Democratic nomination for Minnesota governor.

<em>The Associated Press contributed to this report. </em>

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